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This collection of poems by Anthony Copley, published in 1596, is a lively and engaging exploration of love, desire, and the complexities of human relationships. With its rich language and intricate rhythms, the book is a testament to the enduring power of poetry. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from A Fig for FortuneLie vale-bred Mufe to heauen-high Mont-ague Honoring thy playneffe with fo quaint afpire: It is a haggard Hawke that neuer knew The Fawlkoners fift It is a drowfie fire That yeelds nor flame nor fume; It is an idle voyce That nere was hard to tune nor found, nor note nor Great Mont-ague; thrife great in Vertues glorie And therfore dulie great in my affections, Whom not a Pick-thanke fpirit of flatterie But well aduifed zeale to your perfections Mooues to inftile you foz Though likewife fo you be In the fublimitie of your blood and Vicomptie. Daigne in your grace the fpirit of a man Difaftred for vertue if at leafi: it be Difafter to be winnowed out Fortunes Fan Into the Fan of Grace and Sionrie Wherin repurify'd to Gods eternall glorie The Deuill rues in man old Adams injuric. Though meane and merit-leffe the Mufe may feeme To your aduice as not from Helicon, Yet well I hope the matter will redeeme That frail default, as fpirited from Sim: If S ions holie name be gracious to your eare Hold it in gree elfe for the zeale to you I beare, At leaf't your happie Names faire liueric let it weare.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.